Latoya Smith, a graduate of Prairie View A&M, a sorority sister and friend of Sandra Bland, addresses City Council on Tuesday.

Latoya Smith, a graduate of Prairie View A&M, a sorority sister and friend of Sandra Bland, addresses City Council on Tuesday.

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Authorities released the dash cam video footage of the July 10 arrest of a woman who died in Waller County jail three days later under controversial circumstances. (See longer version of video)

Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Female officer bends down, right background, to check on the female inmate (Sandra Bland) in Cell 95.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Female officer bends down, right background, to check on the female inmate (Sandra Bland) in Cell 95.

Photo: Waller County

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Female officer grabs male officer and informs him of what she has seen in Cell 95.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Female officer grabs male officer and informs him of what she has seen in Cell 95.

Photo: Waller County

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Second male officer starts running from left side of video to the hallway to assist the first responding officers.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Second male officer starts running from left side of video to the hallway to assist the first responding officers.

Photo: Waller County

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Female deputy seen responding to Cell 95 to assist officers.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Female deputy seen responding to Cell 95 to assist officers.

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: More emergency officials respond as CPR is being performed.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: More emergency officials respond as CPR is being performed.

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: More officials respond as CPR is performed in the cell.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: More officials respond as CPR is performed in the cell.

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: EMS personnel can be seen entering into the jail.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: EMS personnel can be seen entering into the jail.

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Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Paramedic and EMS personnel leave Cell 95 and the jail.

Video still from Waller County Jail, June 13, 2015: Paramedic and EMS personnel leave Cell 95 and the jail.

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City of Prairie View votes to rename street after Sandra Bland

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PRAIRIE VIEW — The City Council voted Tuesday to rename a road that leads to Prairie View A&M University after Sandra Bland, the woman whose suicide in a county jail cell after being pulled over for an improper lane change sparked international protests.

The council in the predominantly black city approved a resolution to rename University Boulevard to "Sandra Bland Parkway," the same roadway where she was stopped last month

"I want her name to always be spoken because she's still speaking so I just ask that you all do us right today," Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, said.

"This is her legacy," Reed-Veal told the meeting. "It's more than a vote: it's a legacy."

Bland, 28, a graduate of Prairie View who had come back after accepting a new job at her alma mater, was found dead on July 13. Her death was ruled a suicide by Harris County medical examiners but renewed a debate over how law enforcement treats minorities.

The death of Bland, who was black, came three days after she was pulled over by Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Brian Encinia in Prairie View for making an illegal lane change.